Simone Biles: Gymnast wins record 13th world title (BBC)

American Simone Biles has become the first gymnast to win 13 world titles.

The 21-year-old won vault gold at the World Championships in Qatar.

It was Biles’ third world title in this year’s championships and she has now broken the all-time record set by Belarusian male gymnast Vitaly Scherbo in 1996.

On Thursday, Biles made history by becoming the first woman to pick up four all-around world titles after winning the team and all-around events.

She also picked up silver in the uneven bars – her first international medal on that apparatus. Read more

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